Tag: Koleka Putuma

01 Aug 2018

The first major PEN South Africa event of 2018 was held on Wednesday 25 July, when PEN SA – along with partner organisations, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, The Fugard Theatre, and Penguin Random House – hosted the Cape Town launch...

06 Jul 2018

In celebration of the centenary of the birth of former South African president Nelson Mandela, PEN South Africa is partnering with Penguin Random House South Africa, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation and The Fugard Theatre for an evening of discussion about...

27 Feb 2018

Deadline: 16 March 2018 Type/Cast Literary Journal is open for submissions from 26 February to 16 March 2018. Koleka Putuma will comes on board as the magazine’s guest editor for this issue. They are looking for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. The...

26 Sep 2017

The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2017 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award. Congratulations to PEN SA member Jim Pascual Agustin, who has been shortlisted for his poem “Coligny Sunflowers Near Scotland Section, Tlhabologang Township”. PEN...

29 Aug 2017

Literary website Brittle Paper has announced the shortlists for the inaugural Brittle Paper Literary Awards. PEN SA members Petina Gappah and Sisonke Msimang were shortlisted in the Fiction and Essays / Think Pieces categories respectively. Gappah for her story “A...

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